Lexical Summary

Arabic Root
دمر
Parts of Speech
Verb (8×), Noun (2×)
Qur'an Occurrences
10 times across 8 surahs

Definitions (1)

Meanings associated with the root دمر across classical and Qur'anic Arabic.

  1. 1
    The root دمر (dmr) describes something small, ignoble, or mean. It can refer to a small, short jerboa, or metaphorically, a small ear.
    Lane's Lexicon

Pronunciation

Transliteration: d-m-r
Listen: دَمَّرَ 47:10
Root letters: د — م — ر

Word Family Tree (8 forms)

All word forms derived from the root دمر as they appear in the Qur'an, grouped by part of speech. Circle size reflects frequency.

Verb Noun

Concordance — 10 Occurrences

Every place in the Qur'an where the root دمر appears, grouped by grammatical role.

Verb (8) · Noun (2)

Verb (8 verses — showing first 5)

Children of Israel, The Israelites 17:16 Verb
وَإِذَاۤ أَرَدۡنَاۤ أَن نُّهۡلِكَ قَرۡیَةً أَمَرۡنَا مُتۡرَفِیهَا فَفَسَقُوا۟ فِیهَا فَحَقَّ عَلَیۡهَا ٱلۡقَوۡلُ فَدَمَّرۡنَـٰهَا تَدۡمِیرࣰا ۝١٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And when We intend to destroy a city, We command its affluent but they defiantly disobey therein; so the word comes into effect upon it, and We destroy it with [complete] destruction
The Criterion, The Standard 25:36 Verb
فَقُلۡنَا ٱذۡهَبَاۤ إِلَى ٱلۡقَوۡمِ ٱلَّذِینَ كَذَّبُوا۟ بِءَایَـٰتِنَا فَدَمَّرۡنَـٰهُمۡ تَدۡمِیرࣰا ۝٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): And We said, "Go both of you to the people who have denied Our signs." Then We destroyed them with [complete] destruction
The Poets 26:172 Verb
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡءَاخَرِینَ ۝١٧٢
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We destroyed the others
The Ant, The Ants 27:51 Verb
فَٱنظُرۡ كَیۡفَ كَانَ عَـٰقِبَةُ مَكۡرِهِمۡ أَنَّا دَمَّرۡنَـٰهُمۡ وَقَوۡمَهُمۡ أَجۡمَعِینَ ۝٥١
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then look how was the outcome of their plan - that We destroyed them and their people, all
Those Who Set The Ranks, Drawn up in Ranks, The Rangers 37:136 Verb
ثُمَّ دَمَّرۡنَا ٱلۡءَاخَرِینَ ۝١٣٦
Umm Muhammad (Sahih International): Then We destroyed the others

Derived Forms (8)

Unique word forms derived from this root as they appear across the Qur'an.

Arabic Transliteration POS Meaning Count
دَمَّرْنَا damarnaā Verb
تَدْمِيرًا tadmiyranā Noun
دَمَّرَ damara Verb
تُدَمِّرُ tudamiru Verb
دَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ damarnahum Verb
فَدَمَّرْنَٰهُمْ fadamarnahum Verb
فَدَمَّرْنَٰهَا fadamarnahaā Verb
وَدَمَّرْنَا wadamarnaā Verb